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New rules establish market for saving rainforests through carbon trading

Mongabay.com, Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Nov 2008

Coordinated effort needed to cut deforestation via carbon markets

Mongabay.com, Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Nov 2008

Conflict in PNG between govt and landowners over REDD carbon trading

Mongabay.com 17 Nov 2008

Organic farming could break cycle of famine and poverty in Africa

Mongabay.com 22 Oct 2008

Carbon conservation schemes will fail without forest people

Mongabay.com 16 Oct 2008

UK government: rainforests are weapon against global warming

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2008

33 countries face “alarming” levels of hunger

Mongabay.com 14 Oct 2008

Snares set by palm oil workers taking a toll on pygmy elephants of Borneo

Mongabay.com 12 Oct 2008

Global food crisis expands – number of hungry increases since 2004

Mongabay.com 10 Oct 2008

Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra’s endangered forests

Mongabay.com 9 Oct 2008

Indigenous people demand greater say in using forests to fight global warming

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2008

Forest conservation can fight climate change and poverty

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2008

An interview with ringtailed lemur expert Alison Jolly

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Oct 2008

Painted Dog population falls 99%, but community efforts could save species

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Sep 2008

“Punk-rock” monkey and handbags made from recycled trash inspire conservation in Colombia

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Sep 2008

Cutting deforestation can fight climate change, reduce poverty and conflict

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Sep 2008

Kenyan community displaced by nature reserve seeks justice

Jeremy Hance 22 Sep 2008

Group takes ‘venture capital’ approach to conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Sep 2008

Climate change may increase global conflict

Jeremy Hance 25 Aug 2008

There is enough water for everyone provided it is well-managed and distributed

Jeremy Hance 21 Aug 2008

Dell becomes carbon neutral by saving endangered lemurs

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Aug 2008

Conservation groups could augment poverty alleviation in some remote areas

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2008

Parks help people to the detriment of biodiversity, suggests study

Mongabay.com 3 Jul 2008

Britain, Norway commit $210 million towards Congo rainforest conservation

Mongabay.com 24 Jun 2008

The green movement has to become a rainbow-colored movement in order to be successful

Maria Jos 23 Jun 2008

Kayapo tribe gets trust fund for Amazon protection

Mongabay.com 11 Jun 2008

Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jun 2008

Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession

Mongabay.com 29 May 2008

Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands

Mongabay.com 28 May 2008

Forest carbon credits could guide development in Congo

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2008

Greenpeace says carbon fund will save forests and climate

Mongabay.com 20 May 2008

Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 May 2008

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